There’s a reason some of the NBA’s top players choose the IMG Basketball Academy as their offseason training home – it has proven itself as the nation’s best at developing talent.

The IMG Basketball 3-Week December/January Basketball Camps will help you develop into a better player through position-specific coaching and drills, closely monitored scrimmages and supplemental IMG Performance Institute programs to help you become stronger, faster and more confident on the floor.

Basketball Camp Details:

• For athletes ages 12-18 of all ability levels
• One session available: December 11-31
• Two camp options available: Core and THE TOTAL ATHLETE (see below)
• Players will participate in two basketball skill workouts daily run by our IMG coaching staff (morning and afternoon)
• Opportunity to partake in night session shooting and scrimmages, during which players seek additional help from coaches on areas of need
• In addition to general skill workouts, each week coaches will focus on a specific offensive area of improvement. (Ex. Week 1 “Handling the ball to score” Week 2 “Creating off the catch” Week 3 “Being a threat without the ball”)
• Players will be exposed to basketball education in the form of lectures, film sessions, and team demonstrations to develop their basketball I.Q.’s.
• Player evaluations will be given to each player at the conclusion of their stay

Three-Week Camps + TOEFL training (ages 16 and up)

Half-day of core sport camp plus 3 hours per day of TOEFL training for student-athletes preparing for English proficiency exams. Student-athletes will focus on academic listening, speaking, reading and writing. For more information regarding the TOEFL 3-week camps, click here.

Details:

• Intermediate or Advanced English speakers only.
• Prepares student-athletes for the TOEFL test that measures the ability to use and understand English at the university level (used by more than 8,000 colleges and institutions in more than 130 countries, as well as immigration departments and licensing agencies).
• Focuses on reading and writing proficiency.
• Includes three complete practice TOEFL tests.
• Allows for only morning sports participation. Afternoons are for classroom work.

Three-Week Camps + ESL classes (ages 10 -19)
Half-day of core sport camp plus 3 hours per day of English as a Second Language classes.  This program is designed for short-term campers and does not qualify for a student visa.  Lively activities and classroom projects & games help campers learn English the fun way!

Details:

• All levels of English speakers, from Beginning to Advanced, are welcome, with campers assigned to one of three levels depending on their English proficiency.
• Classes integrate speaking, writing, listening, and grammar skills.  Emphasis is on oral communication and vocabulary development. 
• Campers will participate in active & fun communicative classes with hands-on projects based on rotating weekly themes.  Projected themes for 2011 include food, sports & recreations, body & health, and travel/USA.
• Certificate of completion at end of program
• Campers enroll in 3 hours of afternoon classes following a morning sport program. 

For Registration Information, contact IMG Academies at or Register online:

Tel: 941.752.2600/800.872.6425
Fax: 941.752.2531
E-mail: register@imgacademies.com
Address: 5500 34th St. West
               Bradenton, FL 34210